Hello World

I caved.  Yes, I'm back at blogging.  Long ago I had a xanga, but I feel like that's in the past and fresh starts always feel good.  I love to just write out my feelings when I can't necessarily verbalize them to anyone, especially here.

I'm in the second semester of my first year at UNL.  I love it here, but I do wish I still had some old friends that were closer.  Moving six hours away doesn't really allow a lot of visits back home, where I left the most important people in my life.  First semester was filled with first, disappointment when I wasn't accepted into my Grandmother's or Mother's old sororities, but some pretty amazing young ladies in Alpha Xi Delta found me in October, and I've been there ever since.  Then of course, what's Nebraska without Husker football?  With all of the Fall distractions, and visits back home, the homesickness wasn't near as bad as it is now.

Cold and dreary weather sure have an effect on people - sadness.  This isn't just about the weather.  I just recently made the decision to live in Lincoln for the summer, meaning:  I'll never live in my Home ever again.  I was shocked by the realization of this.  I've officially gone into the real world on my own.  I never thought this would happen so early in my life, (I was shooting for another year or two at home) but in all reality, this decision is the best for me.  I've just been hired at a nice restaurant, where I can make more money than I'll ever make in Sidney, and Lord knows you need all the money you can get when you go to a major university.  I also plan to take a phlebotomy class that starts in April and ends in June.  With Spring semester ending early in May, I would have to stick around for about a month to finish the phlebotomy class.  Also, there's always the possibility of summer school, so I can get ahead in my credits which will hopefully help me graduate on time - before Med School, but we won't go into that just yet.

*Sigh*  I only hope I can create friendships as good as the ones I have back home.  I miss them.  It's pretty hard to meet just a few of the masses of people here, let alone live with someone, they don't know or understand you like your old friends do.  It's just not the same...

So here I am, feeling almost alone in the world, ready to start a completely new life in a big city.  It's pretty darn frightening if you ask me, but I already know I'm very good at adapting, so I'm pretty optimistic about everything, but we'll just have to see how it goes.

-Toodles